Greece
GREECE: EU support holds up as Pasok's ebbs
The gap between the Socialist (Pasok) government and opposition New Democracy (ND) has halved to...
GreeceITALY: Austerity may encourage anarchist outbursts
Public buildings and embassies tightened security today after yesterday's two parcel bombings at...
ItalyEURO-AREA: Cost of euro exit outweighs benefit
EU treaties do not allow euro-area member states to receive bailouts, default on their sovereign...
GREECE: Rising public debt imposes unpalatable choices
Early this morning, parliament approved the 2011 budget with a 7.4% of GDP deficit, after an...
GreeceINTERNATIONAL: Yields challenge indebted countries
Yields on ten-year US Treasury bonds fell slightly today to 3.42%.
InternationalEUROPE: Welfare state model shrinks under austerity
In order to reduce their deficit and public debt levels, most European countries are in the...
GREECE: Short-term measures boost November revenue
The taxman had a good November, after missing collection targets for most of the year, monthly...
GreeceEUROPEAN UNION: Lisbon Treaty struggles to meet aims
The treaty has introduced a wide range of reforms that have significantly altered the dynamics of...